"Samsung's 2025 was filled with new foldables, an ultra-thin new form factor and the launch of Google's XR platform. After making some announcements at CES 2026, the company is expected to host its first Galaxy Unpacked of the year in February to introduce the Galaxy S26 lineup."
"Samsung's restrained approach to updating its phones will likely continue with the Galaxy S26. Based on leaked images of the new lineup, the company is not expected to radically reinvent the look of the Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26+ or Galaxy S26 Ultra, and instead will stick with a similar design to what it used on the Galaxy S25. The phones will have a flat front screen and frame, with rounded corners and cameras housed in a vertical pill-shaped plateau on the back. Unlike Apple's move from the iPhone 16 Pro to the iPhone 17 Pro, the biggest difference here will likely be internal components like the screens, chips and camera sensors Samsung uses."
"Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip is expected to be in all Samsung Galaxy S26 phones, though Korean news site Yonhap News reports Samsung's relatively new Exynos 2600 chip could be used in some phones in the lineup depending on the region, a strategy Samsung has deployed in the past. Either way the new phones should be more performant than the previous generation, and in the case of the models with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, particularly good at on-device AI processing."
Samsung is expected to host Galaxy Unpacked in February to introduce the Galaxy S26 lineup. The lineup will include the Galaxy S26, S26+ and S26 Ultra. Design changes are expected to be modest, maintaining a flat front screen and frame, rounded corners, and a vertical pill-shaped camera plateau similar to the Galaxy S25. Internal upgrades will be the primary differentiators, with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 expected in many models and the Exynos 2600 potentially used regionally. Performance improvements and stronger on-device AI capabilities are anticipated, and the Galaxy S26 may feature a 6.3-inch FHD+ display.
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